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Business Sentiment Fell in France,
But Executives Remain Positive

A WSJ.com News Roundup

Updated Jan. 30, 2001 9:26 a.m. ET

PARIS -- French business confidence fell in January, but executives remain upbeat about the prospects for their own companies, according to the monthly sentiment survey from the national statistics institute, Insee.

Insee's economists said they had expected a gentle decline in their general indicator to about plus 24, but January's index fell sharply to plus 17, down from plus 25 the previous month, amid general concerns about prospects for the slowing U.S. economy.